Unsettling Messages from Random Numbers on iPhone

Starting about a week or two ago, I've been getting very weird and unsettling messages from numbers in Idaho, Michigan, and Colorado.



It started with them just saying "Hello" "Hey" or "Hi" but recently it's gotten worse and they've been saying peculiar things to me. Just so you know, I haven't replied to any of these, but they continue. Most of the things these numbers have been saying are along the lines of "I love you, my sexy girl" and it's so odd. I'll provide pictures below of the messages, but I want to know if these are just bots or spammers because I've also gotten spammed with messages. Just last night, a number from Idaho spammed me with random letters after saying "Hello" "Heyyy" and "Hoiii." Also, a few months ago I was experiencing Facetime calls from random numbers, being added into random groups with 30+ random numbers so much to the point that I switched off Facetime. I want to know how to get this to stop, what these numbers want, and why it's continuing even after I haven't replied and blocked them. If you know, please tell me.


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iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 28, 2024 12:37 PM

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Dec 28, 2024 1:15 PM in response to brynnalicious

This is super weird, don’t engage with them, if it gets worse and they say something that may harm you contact local law enforcement and screenshot it, but you should just block them. If they keep doing it on different numbers question yourself, did you go on any sketchy websites and entered your phone number? Did you get on a spam list? If nothing works, get a new number and be cautious on what you go on.

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